A.The next table shows how the VP-550 has been improved over the VP-330 or SVC-350.
| VP-550 | VP-330 | SVC-350 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of keyboards | 49 | 49 | No | |
| Components | Vocal Designer ( 6 tones ) Ensemble ( 6 tones ) Ambience ( 3 types ) | Vocoder ( 1 tone ) Human voice ( 2 tones ) Strings ( 1 tone ) | Vocoder only | |
Vocoder section | ||||
| Number of tones | 6 ( Classic ) ( Male & Female ) ( Gospel ) ( Pop ) ( Vocoder 1 ) ( Vocoder 2 = Similar to VP-330 ) | 1 | 1 ( Mic input only ) | |
| Carrier | PCM | Analog oscillator | No | |
| Vocoder engine | Digital ( Stereo ) | Analog ( Monaural ) | Analog ( Monaural ) | |
| External carrier input | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Number of mic input | 2 ( * ) | 1 | 1 | |
Tones other than vocoder | ||||
| Number of Human voice | 4 ( Jazz Scat ) ( Mixed Chorus ) ( Boys Choir ) ( Humming ) | 2 ( Male ) ( Female ) | No | |
| Number of Strings | 2 ( Strings 1 ) ( Strings 2 ) | 1 | No | |
Others | ||||
| D beam | Yes | No | No | |
| VOICE EXPRESSION | Yes | No | No | |
| Sound check function | Yes ( 10 sec.recording ) | No | No | |
| Registration | Yes ( 4 registrations ) | No | No | |
| Octave shift | Yes ( up&down 1 octave ) | No | - | |
| Effects | "AMBIENCE" Reverb 3 types | "Ensemble" ( chorus ) | "Ensemble" ( chorus ) | |
(2006/03/29)